March 5, 2026
RED FM News Desk
Investigators with the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) Financial Crimes Unit have dismantled a complex, long-term fraud scheme that defrauded a local business of more than $3 million, resulting in eight arrests. Police are continuing to search for five additional suspects.
The investigation centered on a 54-year-old woman employed as Operations Manager at ServiceMaster in Durham Region. Financial discrepancies were first identified during a corporate restructuring, prompting an internal audit and notification to police in November 2021.
Investigators determined the suspect orchestrated a sophisticated scheme “involving the diversion of employee wages, the redirection of payroll funds to other individuals—including family members , and the submission of fraudulent subcontractor invoices for work that was never performed.”
Although investigators believe the scheme may have been ongoing for more than 15 years, the formal review examined financial activity between January 2015 and October 2021 due to limited historical records. During that six-year period alone, the company’s losses are estimated to be more than $3 million.
A detailed forensic audit uncovered roughly 270 fraudulent cheques issued to eight subcontractor companies, with the funds deposited into 22 different bank accounts. Investigators also identified significant money-laundering activity, with funds moving through cheque-cashing services, several financial institutions, and being transferred throughout Durham Region, the Greater Toronto Area, and internationally.
Eight individuals have been charged in connection with the fraud, including:
- Duaa Hadweh, 53, Clarington – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds, Uttering Forged Documents
- Bishara Hadweh, 63, Clarington – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds
- Rina Hadweh, 30, U.S. – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds
- Richard Hadweh, 31, Clarington – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds
- Roberto Campos, 63, Oshawa – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds
- Fabiane Batista Campos, 58, Oshawa – Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Possession of Proceeds
- Willians Freddy Roman, 58, Brampton – Fraud over $5,000, Possession and Laundering of Proceeds
- These charges represent allegations and have yet to be proven in court.
Five additional suspects remain outstanding, and police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
Police thanked FINTRAC and the Forensic Accounting Management Group for their support, noting that the investigation involved 27 judicial orders, tens of thousands of financial records, and extensive data analysis.
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